Jeremiah 12:8

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The people I call my own have turned on me like a lion in the forest. They have roared defiantly at me. So I will treat them as though I hate them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Hos 9:15 : 15 Because of all their evil in Gilgal, I hate them there. On account of their evil deeds, I will drive them out of my land. I will no longer love them; all their rulers are rebels.
  • Amos 6:8 : 8 The Sovereign LORD confirms this oath by his very own life. The LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, is speaking:“I despise Jacob’s arrogance; I hate their fortresses. I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it.”
  • Zech 11:8 : 8 Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month, for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.
  • Jer 2:15 : 15 Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted.
  • Jer 51:38 : 38 The Babylonians are all like lions roaring for prey. They are like lion cubs growling for something to eat.

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